Marica Mikulová

Mária Mikulová (15 May 1951 – 18 January 2024, professionally known as Marica Mikulová)[1] was a Slovak puppeteer and theatre director.

[1] In 1976, Mikulová graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

[3] Mikulová was a pioneer of "drama education" in Slovak puppet theatre in the 1970s and 1980s.

[4] In 1990, she became the first head of the puppetry department at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava which she led for thirteen years.

[5] Mikulová continued to work as a teacher at the department for many years.